Chennai, Jan. 19 -- Following India's first-ever ODI series loss to New Zealand at home, former Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin felt that India's response to challenges posed by the Kiwis looked a "bit flat" and he feels that the visitors have won the series by "5-0".

It was a historic occasion for a Michael Bracewell-led Kiwis, deprived of several of their key players, as Daryl Mitchell, Jayden Lennox, Glenn Phillips and Kristian Clarke delivered fine performances, helping NZ bounce back after a loss in the first ODI to secure the other two ODIs.

In the final ODI, the Kiwis posted 337/8 in the first innings and had India at 71/4, but Virat Kohli (124), Nitish Kumar Reddy (53) and Harshit Rana (52) threatened to pull things back. H...